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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pragmatism Section II (Lectures V-VIII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the view that salvation of the world is not possible?
(a) Pessimism.
(b) Meliorism.
(c) Optimism.
(d) Ascetism.

2. James states purity arises from a sense of sensitivity to _________.
(a) Inconsistency.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Ascetism.
(d) Purity.

3. According to James, the more dramatic examples of conversion tend to be which of the following?
(a) Permanent.
(b) False.
(c) True.
(d) Temporary.

4. According to James, religion cannot exist on which of the following?
(a) Moral thought.
(b) Irrational thought.
(c) Immoral thought.
(d) Rational thought.

5. James says that what kind of people experience a sense of unreality?
(a) Those who are thankful.
(b) Those who have nothing.
(c) Those who are happy.
(d) Those who are depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Lecture VI, what does James relate to pragmatism?

2. James identifies a substance through which of the following?

3. James says that for a man to experience the divine, what must he let go?

4. In Lecture III, James compares mysticism to ____________.

5. James identifies the difference between those who are saintly and those who are not as which of the following?

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